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It sure was a pleasure meeting everyone in class!
I thought I'd post the first assignment here on the blog, for those of
you all who want to get an early start on this weekend's reading
assignment.
You'll find the article
here.
I know it's a tough reading assignment, but it's important information,
too! Understand that you will likely have to go through the article at
least twice to get a good grasp at what it's saying. That's totally
normal. I had to reread it, and this is my "subject!"
You'll need to have it printed out and brought to class by
Friday of week 1.
By
Wednesday, you'll need to have read the article and
type up a response that addresses the following questions (on page
minimum, double space, typed).
1.
What did you expect 1301
to be about, to be like? What do you think about it so far having only survived
one meeting? What do D&W want 1301 to be and do for students (and even
teachers)?
2.
What are the reasons
D&W discuss to support a "writing studies" approach, and what are
the misconceptions they are fighting against? What other approaches to this
class can you imagine? What do you think a college writing class should be?
3.
According to D&W,
what does scholarly inquiry involve? And what does writing involve/look like?
4.
Do you recognize Jack
and/or Stephanie (in yourself, in others)? How would you characterize yourself
as a student just starting 1301, as a writer, as a reader, as a person trying
to make sense of this class right now? How would your story of 1301 begin from
your perspective?
You can answer these questions however you'd like, either in a response paper or addressed one by one.
Please bring this to class for a daily grade (again, Wednesday!)
By the way, feel free to discuss Downs and Wardle below. Do you have any questions as you're reading? What are your thoughts on the article? You're welcome to pose them below (and perhaps earn extra credit if your comment is thoughtful/helpful to others).
